Worshiping God
Read the Bible through:
AM – 2 Chronicles 26-27 : PM – John 18
WITH THANKSGIVING
Psalm 100:3-5
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
Read the Bible through:
AM – 2 Chronicles 26-27 : PM – John 18
WITH THANKSGIVING
Psalm 100:3-5
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
Imagine worshipers approaching Jerusalem on foot. The temple looms ahead. Beyond the gates lie the temple courts, one for women and another for men. The people exhort one another to enter the courts with praise. Both the gates and the courts belong to God. When the people leave the courts and exit the gates, they will be better people because they worshiped God that day.
Mrs. Jackson had lived through a difficult week. Had her husband lived, he would have celebrated a birthday that week. Utility bills were higher than usual. Her closest friend had entered the hospital. A phone call had brought the news that her daughter could not come for the weekend. She hardly felt like entering the sanctuary. As she joined in singing, she began to feel uplifted. Her thoughts left the week past; she was reminded of God’s greatness and goodness. She left church feeling renewed.
Remind me this day, O God, to voice a prayer of thanksgiving regardless of my circumstances.
